| Inspection Type |
Referral
|
| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2020-03-31
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| Emphasis |
N: TRENCH, P: TRENCH
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| Case Closed |
2020-08-31
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1562377 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260651 K01 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-08-12 |
| Current Penalty |
7556.7 |
| Initial Penalty |
5398.0 |
| Final Order |
2020-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions: a. On or about March 30, 2020, at the trench jobsite, the 8 foot 4 inch deep trench employees were working in was not inspected by a competent person prior to employees being allowed in the trench. b. On or about March 31, 2020, at the trench jobsite, the 8 foot 4 inch deep trench employees were working in was not inspected by a competent person prior to employees being allowed in the trench. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260651 C02 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-08-12 |
| Current Penalty |
7556.7 |
| Initial Penalty |
5398.0 |
| Final Order |
2020-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not utilized for work in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth: a. On or about March 31, 2020, at the trench jobsite, the employees working in 8 foot 4 inch deep trench were not provided a safe means of egress. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260651 J01 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-08-12 |
| Current Penalty |
7556.7 |
| Initial Penalty |
5398.0 |
| Final Order |
2020-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face: a. On or about March 31, 2020, at the trench jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while working in a trench with vertical walls, which had cracks and fissures and large clumps of soil and/or rocks along the face of the trench wall. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19260651 J02 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-08-12 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2020-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of the excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: a. On or about March 31, 2020, at the trench jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by and crush-by hazards while working in the trench, in that, the spoil pile was placed directly alongside the edge of the west wall. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260021 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-08-12 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2020-09-08 |
| Current Penalty |
7556.7 |
| Initial Penalty |
5398.0 |
| Final Order |
2020-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a. On or about March 30, 2020, at the trench jobsite, the employees working in a trench that measured 8 feet 4 inches deep were exposed to crushing and entrapment hazards, in that, they were not trained on the hazards associated with working in a trench. b. On or about March 31, 2020, at the trench jobsite, the employees working in a trench that measured 8 feet 4 inches deep were exposed to crushing and entrapment hazards, in that, they were not trained on the hazards associated with working in a trench. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261060 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-08-12 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2020-09-08 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2020-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders as necessary, enabling each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards: b. On or about March 31, 2020, at the trench jobsite, the employees working in a trench, that measured 8 feet 4 inches deep, were not trained on the hazards associated with using a 20 foot extension ladder while in a trench. |
|
| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260652 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-08-12 |
| Current Penalty |
7556.7 |
| Initial Penalty |
53975.0 |
| Final Order |
2020-08-24 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c): a. On or about March 30, 2020, at the trench jobsite, employees were directed to work in a trench that was 8 feet 4 inches deep, with vertical sides, in class C soil and without cave-in protection, exposing employees to a cave-in hazard. b. On or about March 31, 2020, at the trench jobsite, employees were directed to work in a trench that was 8 feet 4 inches deep, with vertical sides, in class C soil and without cave-in protection, exposing employees to a cave-in hazard. |
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